This Thing Called LoveA heart wrenching story about love, loss, sex, the friendship between women, and the universal struggle to come to terms with death. Just before the outbreak of the July 2006 war in Lebanon, a middle aged woman named Nahla has gone missing. Distraught, besieged, and without any leads, Nahlas dearest friendsSuad, Azizeh, Hoda, Nadine, and the narrator Alawiyaband together to console one another. They reminisce about the better days of their youth,